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Kitchen and bathroom trends for 2014

Kitchen & Bath Trends for 2014

Troy Thies This spectacular bathroom by Knutson Residential Design won Best Before & After Bathroom.

Some
people go to Las Vegas for the gambling, some for the shows and
restaurants, others for the shopping and people watching. Last month,
more than 31,000 kitchen and bathroom designers, manufacturers and
retailers spent a week doing what they like best: ogling the latest
stunning designs for their two favourite rooms.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), a not-for-profit
trade group with more than 60,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, hosted
the 2014 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show. The group also released its
annual design survey, in which they asked 420 designers (9% of whom are
based in Canada) what they saw cooking for the coming year for the two
most-renovated spaces in the home.

Greg ClarkGerman Brun and Lizmarie Esparza of Den Architecture won for Best Budget-Friendly Kitchen.

More practical considerations are surfacing. Consumers don’t want
“frou-frou,” one designer said, as much as they want “good storage and
space planning.”

Bob NarodLauren Levant Bland of Jennifer Kilmer Kitchen & Bath won second place in the Medium Kitchen category.

Here are some other findings:

While transitional styles still hold the No.1 spot, 62% of the
respondents said contemporary kitchens are on the upswing. Shaker is No.
3, being a style chameleon that usually fits either traditional or
contemporary spaces. Retro/mid-century came in at No. 8 on a list of 10
styles. Slipping in demand in 2013 were Tuscan and Provincial styles,
distressed or glazed finishes and country looks. Painted cabinetry will
still be very hot, while walnut will be chasing maple as the wood
choice.

Whites and off-whites took over from beiges/bones in 2013 in the
colour category, but grey will be tops in 2014, 71% of designers said.

Wing WangCarl Bruen of Bruen Design Build won the Builder/Remodeler Specialty award for this stunning kitchen.

Eighty per cent of designers called for furniture-style pieces in
2013, where, for example, a kitchen island stands off the floor on legs,
and may be of different finish and even style than the wall cabinetry.
Fifty-six per cent see that style continuing through 2014. Pullouts of
all sorts will be de rigueur.

Quartz is the new granite — or will be in 2014; 70% said they see
quartz’s popularity increasing this year, but granite rules for now.
Butcher block and other woods are fast gaining on them. And almost 25%
of respondents called for counters with recycled materials, and 40% said
they expected to do so more often in 2014. Backsplashes will be glass.

Fifty-six per cent included accessible and/or universal design in their clients’ kitchens.

Outdoor kitchens were designed by 43% of respondents, with 41% expecting an increase in 2014.

Jason KarmanCorey Klassen Interior Design of Vancouver won third place in the Large Bath category.

Bathrooms, too, are increasingly moving away from the traditional
to a sleeker, cleaner, spa-like look. The association calls this a major
shift; just a few years ago 75% of bathrooms installed were traditional
— now it’s at 62%. Respondents expect contemporary to continue its
growth.

Fred DonhamNAR Fine Carpentry won third place in the Small Bath category.

It used to be that there was no ill a good soaker tub couldn’t
cure; 64% of NKBA designers specified one in the master bath in 2013,
preferring free-standing non-jetted tubs. However, only 42% see that
trend accelerating, related perhaps to the rapidly growing move to
clean-lined no-threshold showers with benches; 70% of designers expect
to install one in 2014.

Furniture-style pieces are in demand for bathrooms as well as
kitchens, with a call for wall-hung vanities, console tables and open
shelving.

As with kitchens, grey will be the colour scheme of 2014, 58% of
respondents said. Currently, beige-toned decor with white fixtures and
polished chrome faucets are popular.

Fifty-seven per cent of designers are utilizing universal/accessible bathroom design, with 60% expecting to do more in 2014.

Comfort-height toilets and vanities were very popular, with 84% and
81% respectively being installed in homes; about 64% see that
popularity growing in 2014.

Those oil-rubbed bronze faucets and the polished brasses that were so
hot recently? Overall, their popularity is predicted to decline in 2014
in favour of stainless, polished chrome and satin nickel again.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, previously posted, has been updated with new images.

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